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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. BARTHOLOM'EW, OF FEORIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO AVERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PEORIA, ILLI- NOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PNEUMATIC STACKER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 702,766, dated June 17, 1902. Application filed November 19 1 898. Renewed February 14, 1902, Serial No- 941l3'l- (No model.)

To all whom, it may 0077166777 Be it known that I, J oHNB. BARTHoLo-' MEW, a citizen of the United S tates, residin'g at Peoria, in the county of Peoria'and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pneumatic Stackers;

and I do declare the following'to be a full,

clear, and exact description ofthe invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the threshing and separating mechanism and a side View of the stacker. Fig. 2 is a side view of the stacker-on a somewhat larger scale. Fig. 3 is a side view of the parts in the inner end of the stacker-tube'for elevating the deflector-hood. Fig. 4is a vertical section on the line a: a; of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a similar section, on a larger scale, ofparts of the devices in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a plan view diagrammatically showing the lines :on which the straw is delivered from the duct. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are details. Fig. 10 is an elevation of part of the devices from the opposite side of the threshe'r. Figs. 11 and 12 illus- 0 trate the differential gearing. Figs. 13, 14, 15, and 16 show details. Fig. 17 illustrates, diagrammatically, the lines of straw-delivery near the top of the stacker.

end view of a straw-stacker. Fig. 19 is a 3 5 rear elevation of a thresher. Fig. 20 is a verthe machine and at the upper end of the uptake-duct there is arranged the stacking tube or duct, which is indicated as a Whole by B. As shown, it is composed of a tube b,

which is preferably somewhat curved, an in- Fig. 18 is an.

.ner adjustable tube-section b, an outer adjustable tube section b and a deflector or hood 19 The duct-section b'can be moved alongi and around the section b, and the section b can be longitudinally moved or telescoped along the section b. The entire stacker-duct is supported at the inner end by means of the rotary base-frame, indicated by D as a whole, and formed with or carrying suitable bars, as at d d, and at points outside of the inner end it is supported by means of the bars and braces atE E. The bar or brace E is at its inner end connected to shorter braces e e, which are pivotally fastened to the base-frame bars at (1. These brace-bars e e are connected or formed with rings or half-rings F, which surroundand are firmly fastened to the inner section b of the stackerduct. The bar or brace E extends from the innerend of. the section b outward to a point below or somewhat outside of the outer end of-said part b and'is connected to the downward and inward extending brace-bar E, there being at g' a pivot supported by brackets connected to the bar E. The brace E is 7 5 composed of two parts, so that its length can be extended. To accomplish this, I prefer to make the upper and outer part 6 of rectangular tubing, in which can be fitted the lower member or bar 6 The two parts e? e are connected by a ratch et-pawl e engaging with teeth 6 and by means of a lever 6, operating apawl e the ratchet-teeth can be utilized for moving the upper tubular part c upward and outward, so as to elongate the parts as a 'whole and lift the stacker-duct B or lower it,

as desired. The lower end of this brace E is pivotally connected to the swinging plate E which is adapted to be locked in either of several positions. At G a pillow-block is ,in- 0 terposed between the duct-section b and the brace-bar E, it being rigidly connected to. both and providing a firm support at that point for the stacker-duct. The outer ductsection b is capable of sliding inward to this 9 5 pillow-block andthence outward to a point near or beyond the outer end of the bracebar E. To effect this, use is made of the device at H, it consisting of a cord 71., a section of chain 72. of suitable length, a sprocket at 72,2, and a crank 713, (secured to the lower part of the brace E and accessible to the operator while standing on the ground,) together with guide-sheaves at 7t 715 and the fastening device at 72 This latter part h is secured to the inner end of the outer duct-section b and is also secured to one strand of the cord or cable h. Then the operator turns the crank 7L3 and sprocket 7L2 in one direction, the sprocket engaging with the chain It draws it and the cable h in such way as to pull the stacker-tube b outward, whereby the stackerduct as a whole is elongated. When he turns them in the opposite direction, the section b is drawn inward.

The deflector or hood b is movably connected to the outer end of the telescoping section b Preferably it is connected by means of a pivot, so that it can rock or vibrate across (or more or less across) the longitudinal lines of the passage-way through the straw-duct; but it may be arranged in other ways, so as to accomplish the purposes of the invention.

The parts above referred to have been heretofore presented by me in my earlier patents, Nos. 633,559, 633,560, and 633,561, dated September 26, 1899, and therefore I do not regard it necessary to here describe them in detail, they being herein presented in order that a clearer understanding may be obtained of those parts supplemental thereto which constitute my improvements.

The movable deflector or hood b has connected to it a cord I. This cord is arranged as follows: One of its ends at i is fastened at a point preferably near the groundas, for instance, to a hook t" on the bracket 1?, which supports the aforesaid sprocket 79. It passes thence upward along the brace-bar E and over a pulley i on the bar E or brace E. From this pulley it extends upward to pulley '2 on the sliding duct-section b thence to the pulley on the deflector or hood b and thence backward to the mechanism for vibrating the deflector. The latter in the mechanism shown is constructed as follows:

J is a baror lever pivoted upon a short shaft or pinj, carried by the horizontally-reciprocating frame and preferably on the verticallyadjustable part.

J is a spring connected at one end to a vibratable bar or collar J also pivoted at the axisj and having a stopj, which permits it to move in one direction, but limits it in the opposite direction.

The bar or lever .T is connected to another lever or arm J, to which the cord is attached.

J is a governing-link connected, preferably, directly to the lever or arm J K is a lever also pivoted atj and having a short arm 70, which bears against the bar or lever J; but the levers K and Jare separable and each capable of more or less movement independently of the other. Then the lever K is moved in one direction, it swings the lever J forward, so as to move the deflector or hood, and after the movement of the lever K ceases the spring at J moves thelever J in the opposite direction. The lever K is reciprocated by means of a pitman L, which is pivotally connected by a crank-pin to a wheel M. This wheel M is suitably mountedas, for instance, on the base-frame D. It is driven by a Wheel M either directly or through an idler M-', which latter are also suitably mounted, in the present case mounted on the aforesaid base-frame. The wheel M is on a shaft or, which carries a bevel-wheel N. .Vith the latter meshes a bevel N on a vertical shaft n. At the lower end of this shaft there is a pinion O, which is caused to rotate by a racksegment P, secured to the machine-frame. The pinion 0 may engage or mesh directly with the rack P; but as it is somewhat difiicult to place the rack'perfectly concentric with the axis around which the duct vibrates I prefer to introduce an idler or driving-pinion Q between the pinion O and the rack. This pinion Q is movably mounted on a radius-bar R, pivoted on the axis of the pinion O. This radius-bar R has a spring S connected with it and tending normally to hold the pinion Q, in engagement with the stationary rack P; but at the same time the pinion Q can accommodate itself to any irregularities of position of the pitch-line of the rack P relatively to the vertical axis of oscillation.

It will be understood that with the stackerduct above described there is combined mechanism to automatically eifect the horizontal vibration of the duct. This may be of any of the now well-knownkindsorof any preferred sort. As shown, the rotary base at D of the duct is provided with a gear-Wheel T. With this engages a driving mechanism indicated as a whole by U and containing a reversing device. The driving mechanism at U is actuated by the shaft 1b, which receives power from the parts at V, which in turn are actuated through belting, chain, or gearing from thedrivingparts of the thresher or separator.

The operation of my improved stacker will be readily understood from the drawings in connection with the above description. l/Vhen the machine is in operation and straw is being delivered to the duct from the separator by the ejector, the duct having been adjusted to the desired angle by means of the two-part brace E, the duct-rotating mechanism at U, engaging with the toothed ring T, causes the base-frame D and the duct to move first in one direction through a part of a circle and then back in the opposite direction. Thus the straw which is delivered to the duct is by the air-blast carried longitudinally through it and is propelled from the outer end. While the base D is thus moving around a vertical axis and imparting a horizontal movement to the outer end of the duct the pinion O is being rotated by the stationary rack P and is transmitting motion to the wheel M, which in turn, through the pitman L, is vibrating the crank-lever K, and the latter when moving in one direction allows le- IIO ver J to move the deflector 12 up. While. wheel M is making theother half of its revo lution and returning the crank-lever L it moves the lever J forward, and the. spring b draws the deflector or hood b downward. Thus at every revolution of wheelM there is a complete reciprocation of the deflector or hood. Asmany movements of thedeflector b may be attained for each horizontal recip rocation of the duct'as are desired by suitably relating'the driving-gear M, M, O, and Q to the rack P.

By referring to Fig. 17 a line of deposit of the straw attainable with this construction will be observed. The parts are preferably it was practically impossible to control the shape of the stack, and this has been found so serious a matter as to'largely prohibit the use of these mechanisms notwithstanding the advantages which they are recognized as having. With a'mechanismof the character described this irregularity in the stacking is entirely overcome, and it ispossible to produce a stack of the desired shape and dimensions.

Another important feature is embodied in the present mechanism. Not only is the deflector automatically caused to move, but to move with different speeds through the two halves of its path. The outer circle of the stack being longer than theinner circle, there would be a tendency forthe duct to pile more rapidly along the inner circumference than along the To overouter if the delivery were constant. come this,'I vary the speed of the travel of the deflector, so that it moves from the midway point outward more slowly, relatively,

than it moves from the midway point to theinnercircumference. It Will be seen that the gears M M M are not circular, but are so formed as to be difierential in characterthat is to say, the driving-wheel M during one halfiof its revolutionimpartsarelatively fast speed to the wheel M and a relatively slow speed during the'other half of its revo- 'lution, and the wheel M similarly imparts first aihigh speed and then 1 a slower one to the wheel M, and the faster and slower moving parts of the wheel M are so related'to the power transmitting device between said wheel Maud the deflector b that the latter shallreceive the higher speedwhen it is movin g over the inner half of its in-and-out travel,

and vice versa. Consequently a greater volumeof straw at each reciprocation of the deflector is placed onthe outer half of the stack;

but as this is of larger horizontal area the top .of the stack is maintained level.: l K

At many times it is desirable to deliver the straw without altering the position ofthe 'ej'ector, as when it is desired to deliver an'unusually large amount at'some one point or along" one line. In such case the reciprocating lever J can bethrown out of action. To" do which,- it is only necessary for the operator standing on the ground to exert. tension upon the rope I sufficient to draw the lever J forward far enough'to have it escape engagement with the arm kof crank-lever K. The cord or rope I can be fastened in such position, and the lever J can be held indefinitely out. of action. At such-times thewheel-M, pitman L, and lever K continue withtheir normal movements, but do not-affect the-1e ver J. By having the cord I arranged inthe way described several important ends ca'n be attainedthat is to say, by having the ends of the cord bothsecuredat points remote from the deflector and arranging thecord so that-it engages with and passesaround a pulley or sheave connected to the deflector.

Heretofore ithas generally been common to connect the cord rigidly to the deflector. By having "the parts constructed and arranged as herein-shown Iam enabled, first, to apply the draft force upon the deflector with greater efficiency, :because of the pulley connected thereto and having the rope run around it, this pulley moving forward and back with the deflector; second, to telescope or slide the outer section b out or in without varying the relative length of the cordI, the'relations of the pulleys i i tithe lever-J, and the ductsections being such thatas one-end of 'the cord becomes relatively shorter the other becomes relatively longer, but the-same total length is maintained, and third, to apply the vibrating force to the deflector readily by antomatica'lly-acting devices.

On examination of the drawings it will be seen'that I relate in a peculiar manner the several moving parts of the'defiectOr-Vibrat ing mechanism to the several axes around which the duct vibrates. Thus the wheelM' ismounted on the axis'at 'm, upon 'whichoc- IIS curs the vertical vibration or'adjustm'ent of the duct when theouter endis put at a higher or lower position, and, further, by having all r of the parts which support'the cordconnected to or carriedby one part or another ofathe framework, which vibrates around the vertical axis of the duct, I can maintain the same relative lengths of the cord at all times. The mechanism'which I have shown-such as the levers J and K, pitman L, or wheels M','- M, M 0, and Qmay be consideredas made up of two members or parts, one of which canbe separated from the other for the purpose of being put out of action, while the other continues normally moving; and,'-again, the mechanism for moving the deflector maybe regarded as made up of a trainof parts constitutin gtwo members-for instance, one in-v cluding the levers J and K and the pitman L, while the other includes the wheels M M M &c.one of which members is stationary relatively to the vertically -adjustable duct and one of which is movable therewith. The parts at .I J" J are such that they will causea variation of the are through which swings the point of attachment of the cord at 2' to the lever-that is to say, when the outer end of the duct is in its lower position the deflector will be caused to move over a longer path or swing through longer arcs; but when said outer end is in its upper position the deflector will move through shorter arcs or paths. It will be seen that when the duct is in its lower position the bar 6 is at a greater angle to the rotary base and the arm at d than it is when it is in its upper positionthat is to say, the bar 8 swings toward and from the bar D. When the duct is in its lower position, (and the bar 6 is nearer upright,) the link J is drawn into such aposition as to throw the point of attachment of the cord at 11 relatively farther from the pivot at j, and this point, therefore, will vibrate through a long are, and consequently the cord will cause the deflector to move through a correspondingly long path; but when the duct is lifted up and is operating in its higher position at the outer end the bar e is carried toward the bar D, the angle between thein be sired to one where less play is needed.

comes less, and the link J takes such position as to bring the point of attachment at 2' nearer to the pivot atj, and its are or swing around the pivot is much shortened and the travel of the deflector is proportion'atelyless. In brief, I not only provide a mechanism by which the deflector can be caused to move around a longer path or a shorter one, but further provide for this adjustment being accomplished automatically, the parts setting themselves as the duct is taken from that position where more play of the deflector is de- With the parts thus arranged no attention or manual labor is required for the producing of a stack of the desired shape.

When dealing with some materials, it is desirable to produce a stack which shall have front and rear sides tapering uniformly from the ground to the top. To produce such a pile with the machine here shown it is merely necessary to draw, as above described, upon the end of the cord I sufficiently to move the lever J forward out of the path of the lever K and so secure it; but in many cases it is desirable to form the stack of other shapesfor instance, with sides extending a distance from the ground on lines approximately vertical and then produce an upper portion with rapidly sloping or rounded top surface. This can be accomplished by adjusting or setting the several parts described in the mechanism herein. The connecting-pin at j between the link .I and the lover or arm J can be inserted in one or another of a series of apertures j in the bar J or one of those at 9' in the link J and a wide series of variations in the play of the deflector and in the form of the stack can be reached.

In Figs. 19 and 20 I have shown that construction and arrangement of the parts which I at present employ for receiving straw from the thresher and ejecting it through the above-described duct. The casing at A has an inwardly-sloping straw guide or chute a at one side which turns the straw that drops from one side of the straw-carrier a inward or toward the central longitudinal line of the machine, and at that side of the casing is placed the ejector or fan A. A downward and laterally-inclined chute or bottom a extends from the mouth of the fan to the opposite wall of the casing. Looked at in longitudinal section this bottom wall a is concave, the short vertical part a terminating at the line where the chaff and refuse are received from the winnowing-fan and the rear wall a curving or extending upward until it reaches the rear vertical wall a of the general casing. These curved walls constitute a straw and chaff receptacle into which the straw drops. some directly from the straw-carrier a and some from the intermediate guide a. From this the straw and chaff readily and instantly are drawn by the air-blast and slide down and into the eye of the ejector. behind the winnowing mechanism at A there is a chaff-board A upon which there is a scraping-elevator A, consisting of chains (1 and scraping-bars a, mounted on the wheels a above the board A. These carry the tailings from the winnower upward and drop them downward into the straw-receptacle. The ejector consists of the fan-like device A and the casing A. The latter has a cylindrical periphery A a continuous wall A, and an annular wall A with an eye-aperture of. The rotary parts are connected to the shaft a", which extends through the wall A and which carries a driving-pulley a on the outside of the casing. To the shaft there is secured the spider having the arms a, to which are secured the blades a. Each blade is at its inner end cut away, as shown at at. The spider is as close as possible to the outer casing-wall A and the cut-away edges a ,inclined toward the shaft and toward the outer wall. This provides a large opening or unobstructed passage at the center of the fan, so that the straw can be readily and rapidly drawn in from the receptacle at a and forced through the stationary uptake-duct at A Of course it will be seen that many modifications can be made with respect to the parts constituting the essential features of the present invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to exactly the mechanical parts which I have herein chosen for illustration. For instance, it will be seen that instead of the cord I, with all of the advantages of arrangement and attachment which I have shown and described, and instead of the spring if use may be made of a stiff rod con- Immediately IIO nected to the deflector andto the levers at J J 3 or other and preferred mechanism for vibrating the deflector, suitable provision being made for lengthening or shortening" such rod for allowing the telescoping of the duct. so, too, there are numerous ways well'known to mechanics for securing differential speeds in moving mechanical parts, and any one'of which-is suitable may be substituted for. the scroll-gearing at M M M for varying the speed of the deflector as it moves through one-half offits path in comparison with' that while moving through the other half.

What'I claim is- 1. In a pneumatic stacker the'combination with the straw-ejecting mechanism and the duct, of a deflector for the outer end of the duct, a power device for automatically, moving the deflector relatively'to the duct, and meansfor automatically varying the path of the deflector, substantially asset forth.

2. In a pneumatic stacker the combination 1 with the straw-ejector'and the straw-duct, of

" a deflector movable relativeto the duct,power devices for simultaneously moving the duct and moving the deflector relatively to the duct, and means for varying the path of the deflector simultaneously with itsinovements, substantially as set forth.

'3. In a pneumatic stacker the combination with the straw-ejector and the straw-duct, of power devices for horizontally rotating the straw duct, the deflector movable relatively to the duct, power devices connected to the duct for moving the deflector relatively to the duct, and means for automatically varying the path through which the deflector is moved by the last said power devices, substantially as set forth.

4. In a pneumatic'stacker the combination with the straw-ejector and'the" rotary base, of the straw-duct mounted on such rotary base, means for horizontally vibrating the said duct, the adjustable deflector, means forpermanently adjusting the deflector, power devices supported upon the rotary base for moving the deflector relatively to the duct, and means for automatically varying the path of the deflector after such permanent adjustment, substantially as set forth. v

5. In a pneumatic stacker, the combination with the straw-ejector and straw-duct, of means for horizontally vibrating the strawduct, the movable deflector, and automatically-actuated power devices adapted to impart a fast movement and a slow movement to the deflector substantially as set forth.

6. In a pneumatic stacker the combination with the straw-ejector and the straw-duct, of the deflector at the outer end of the strawduct, automatically-actuated means for moving the deflector with a relatively fast speed and automatically-actuated means for moving it with a relatively slow speed relatively to the duct, substantially as set forth.

.7. In a pneumatic stacker the combination in position can be held apart whereby one part maybe made stationary while the other remains normally in motion, substantially as set forth.

8. In a pneumatic stacker the combination of the straw-ejector,the straw-duct, the means for horizontally vibrating the straw-duct, a

deflector at the outer end of the duct, a twopart power device for moving the deflector and means for throwing one part of the power "device out of action while the other part is in motion, substantially as set forth.

9. In a pneumatic stacker thecombination with the straw-ejector, the straw-duct, and the means for horizontally vibrating the duct of the movable deflector, the pivotal lever,differential gear-wheels, means connecting such gear-wheels with the lever, and means connectingthe lever with the deflector, substantially as set forth.

10. In astraw-stackerthe combination with the duct for air and straw and the deflector movably supported at the outer end of the duct, of a cord having its two ends fixedindependently of the deflector, and having the part intermediate of its ends engaging with a cord-guide on the deflector, and an automatically-adjustable support for one end of such cord whereby the path of movementof the deflector may be automatically caused to vary, substantially as set forth.

r 11. In a straw-stacker the combination with the duct for the passage of air and straw and the deflector movably supported at the outer end of said duct, of the cord connected to the deflector and attached to a movable cordholder, and means for automatically adj usting the position of the cord-holder to vary the movement of the deflector, substantiallyas set forth.

12. In a straw-stacker the combination of the duct for air and straw, the deflector movably supported at theouter end of the duct, a vibrating cord-holder and means for varying the path of travel of the cord-holder, for

varying the travel of the deflector, substantially as set forth.

13. In a pneumatic stacker the combination of the duct for air and straw, the deflector movably connected to the duct, a cord connected to the deflector, a vibrating cordholder, means for automatically vibrating the ably supported across the path of the straw,

the cord connected to the deflector'and having one part connected to an automaticallymoving and adjustable cord-holder and another part detachably connected to a supplemental holder adapted to permit adjustment of the cord by hand, substantially as set forth.

15. In a straw-stacker the combination of the duct for air and straw, a vertically-swinging support for said duct, adeflector movably supported in the path of the straw,a deflectormoving device, power mechanism for actuating the deflector-moving device and means for automatically varying the path of the deflector-moving device in correspondence with the vertical adjustments of the straw-ducts, substantially as set forth.

16. In a straw-stacker the combination with the duct for air and straw, the deflector movably supported in the path of the straw and means for adjusting the duct to different positions vertically,the means for automatically moving the deflector across the path of the straw and means actuated by the duct-adjusting devices for varying the path of the deflector, substantially as set forth.

1?. In astraw-stacker the combination with the thresher and separating mechanism, the straw-ejecting mechanism, the duct for the straw communicating with the ejector at a relatively high point, devices accessible from the ground for adjusting the duct vertically, the deflector movably supported across the path of the straw, means for automatically moving the deflector across said path and means actuated by the duct-adjusting device for varying the path of travel of the deflector, substantially as described.

18. The combination with the separating mechanism and its casing,of the straw-ejector arranged inside of but adjacent to one side of said casing, the straw and chaff receptacle extending from the ejector to the opposite casing-wall and having the downwardly-inclined bottom extending from the last said wall to the eye of the ejector and the upwardly-actin g con veyer arranged to carry the chaff from the winnower upward to the said receptacle, and the supplemental conveyer for the straw arranged to deliver it to the said receptacle, substantially as set forth.

19. In a stacking mechanism, the combination of the rotary base, the stacking devices mounted thereon, rotating devices engaging with the base, a clutch for reversing the rotating mechanism, power devices for actuating the rotating mechanism and the clutch hand devices for actuating the rotating mechanism and the clutch, and a supplemental clutch interposed between the rotating devices and hand devices, substantially as set forth.

20. The combination of the duct, a deflector for the outer end of the duct, a power device at the forward or inner end of the duct for automatically moving the deflector relatively to the duct, and automatically-acting means for varying the path of the deflector.

21. The combination of the extensible duct, a deflector for the outer end of the duct, a power device at the forward or inner end of the duct for automatically moving the deflector relatively to the duct, and means for varying the path of the deflector acting irrespective of the extension or retraction of the duct.

22. The combination of the duct, a deflcctor for the outer end of the duct, an inwardly and outwardly moving part, means for actuating the same, a cord connecting the deflector with said movable part, and means for automatically varying the operative length of the movement of said part.

v 23. The combination of the duct, a deflector for the outer end of the duct, an inwardly and outwardly movable arm, means for actu' ating the same, a cord connecting the deflector with said movable arm, and means for varying the operative length of said arm.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. BARTI-IOLOMEW'.

\Vitnesses:

C. R. IIOLZMAN, 0. S. 131.0011. 

